Killing Me Softly

Intro

 

 

 

Chorus

 

Strumming my pain- with his fin-gers. singing my life- with his words-

Killing me so-ftly with his- song. Killing me soft-ly-

with his- song. Telling my whole- life-- with his- words

killing me -soft-ly, --\-- with his so--ong. \

 

Instrumental

 

 

Verse

 

I heard he sang- a good song. I heard he had- a style.

And so I came- to see him, to lis-ten for a while.

And there he was- this young boy a stranger to- my eyes-^

 

Chorus

 

Strumming my pain- with his fin-gers. singing my life- with his words-

Killing me so-ftly with his- song. Killing me soft-ly-

with his- song. Telling my whole- life-- with his- words

killing me -soft-ly, --\-- with his so--ong. \

 

Verse

 

I felt all flushed- with fe-ver embarrassed by- the crowd.

I felt he found- my let-ters and read- each one out loud.

I prayed that he- would finish but he just kept- right on-^

 

Chorus

 

Strumming my pain- with his fin-gers. singing my life- with his words-

Killing me so-ftly with his- song. Killing me soft-ly-

with his- song. Telling my whole- life-- with his- words

killing me -soft-ly, --\-- with his so--ong. \

 

Instrumental

 

Chorus

 

 

Verse

 

He sang as if- knew me in all my dark- despair.

And then he looked- right through me as if I wasn't there.

And he just kept- on singing singing clear- and strong-^

 

Chorus

1

Strumming my pain- with his fin-gers. singing my life- with his words-

Killing me so-ftly with his- song. Killing me soft-ly-

with his- song. Telling my whole- life-- with his- words

killing me -soft-ly, --\-- with his soong a ong a ong a onng

 

Chorus

2

Em Am7 D G Em A/

Whoa------ whoa--- la la la la la- la. Whoa- la-- Whoa- la---

la la lala woa \ lah a lah a\ lah a lah a ahhhh

 

Chorus

3

Strumming my pain- with his fin-gers. singing my life- with his words-

Killing me so-ftly with his- song. Killing me soft-ly-

with his- song. Telling my whole- life-- with his- words

killing me -soft-ly, --\-- with his soong a ong a ong a onng

 

 

Chorus

4

Em Am7/E D/

"He was Strumming my Pa-in, yeahh -Singing my Li-fe, woah-ah"

Killing me so-ftly with his- song. Killing me soft-ly-

with his- song. Telling my whole- life-- with his- words

killing me -soft-ly, --\-- with his soong a ong a ong a onng